Sermons and Prophecy

Career – Defeating Depression SERIES: Surviving the Stresses of Life DATE: October 26, 2014 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: 1 Kings 19:1-4 Introduction As you know, this five weeks  we’ve been studying STRESS . Specifically we’ve been looking to God’s Word for help when it comes to dealing with the top four SOURCES of stress in life:  career , money, marriage, and parenting. Well, this morning I would like us to top off our study by looking at the other end of stress. I mean, instead of focusing on it’s CAUSE , I want us to study what the Bible has to say about one of the main CONSEQUENCES of stress - which is DEPRESSION. And I want to BEGIN by pointing out that DEPRESSION is not a new thing. I mean we who live the fast-paced, hectic, stress-filled lives of the 21st Century aren’t the FIRST to endure it. It’s been around for thousands of years. As far back as the 4th century B.C.  Hippocrates , the fa...

Parenting – How to Communicate Love to Your Teens.   SERIES: Surviving the Stresses of Life DATE: October 19, 2014 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 1:8-9, Proverbs 13:24, Ephesians 1:4; John 15:17   Scripture Reading Let us rise to our feet and together read   Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 1:8-9, Proverbs 13:24, Ephesians 1:4; John 15:17   Ephesians 6:1-3 1 – Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 – “Honor your father and mother” – which is the first commandment with a promise- 3 – that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Proverbs 1:8-9 8 – Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 9 – They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. Proverbs 13:24 24 – He who spares the rod hates his son but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Ephesia...